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Tobacco-related diseases kill 40m a year in world
Professor Dr Nurul Islam tells discussion on World No-Tobacco Day 2005
About 40 million people across the world die due to tobacco related diseases every year, said National Professor Dr Nurul Islam.
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ADB to help boost urban health
$40 m loan and grant package approved
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help improve the health status of Bangladesh's urban population, especially the poor, by providing a package of high-impact health services, through a US$40 million
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'ADR soon to settle criminal dispute'
The government is going to bring comprehensive reforms in the criminal procedure code to expedite the criminal dispute resolution and make it up to date, said the Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed yesterday.
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Increase budget to promote culture
Cultural activists tell roundtable
Cultural activists, at a roundtable yesterday, demanded of the government to increase budgetary allocation for the promotion of cultural activities in the country.
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27 killed in 'crossfire' last month
Twenty-seven people were killed in 'crossfire' with the Rapid Action Battalion and police last month, according to a report of Bangladesh Bar Council.
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JCD attack on students condemned
More organisations yesterday condemned the attack of BNP-backed JCD cadres on the general students of Dhaka University who were protesting the death of Shammee Akhter Happy by a speeding bus at Shahbagh.
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50 injured in N'ganj clash
At least 50 workers were injured and 18 taxicabs damaged in a clash between taxi drivers and garment workers at Chashara Baluramath yesterday.
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Js Women's Reserved Seats
30 rights organisations reject HC verdict
Samajik Protirodh Committee (Committee for Social Resistance), an alliance of 30 rights organisations, yesterday rejected the High Court verdict on direct election to reserved seats for women in the Jatiya
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NZ envoy meets Hasina
New Zealand High Commissioner Graeme Waters made a courtesy call on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina at her Dhanmondi residence and discussed matters of bilateral interest.
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Construction of Padma Bridge
JICA submits final report
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) yesterday submitted its final feasibility study report on construction of the much-expected 6.
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Hasina protests JCD attack on students
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday protested the attack on seven student organisations, including Chhatra League, allegedly by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on the Dhaka University campus.
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Murder of Comilla editor condemned
Leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina and a human rights organisation condemned the murder of Golam Mahfuz, editor of Comilla-based the daily Comilla Muktakantha.
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